Autorreflexão para uma consciência do clima relacional em sala de aula: estudo de caso com professores de Língua estrangeira

Abstract

This work aims to investigate teacher self-reflection as a way to raise awareness among foreign language teachers about the influence of social-emotional climate on learning. To this end, an instrument called the Self-Reflection Guide for Foreign Language Teachers was elaborated and given to participating teachers. Reading the guide led them to reflect on their own practice. The theoretical foundations of the research are based on studies of self-reflection in teaching, such as those conducted by Dewey (1933), Carr and Kemmis (1986), Zwozdiak-Myers (2011, 2018), among others, as well as in studies on relationship climate as a facilitator of learning (ABREU; MASETTO, 1985; ROGERS, 1996; ARNOLD, 2005). The objective of the research was to understand the influence of self-reflection on the teacher's consciousness about relationship climate, raised by the guide. The research method used was the case study, used to analyze and interpret the phenomenon studied within its real context. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire with the answers of which it was possible to understand the reflective behavior of the participating teachers and to identify the effect of the guide on their perceptions and practices. Finally, it was observed that the use of the guide led teachers to rethink their behavior and actions in the classroom in order to potentialize the abilities of their students. In the end, it is pointed out the importance of continuing to provide reflective practices to foreign language teachers as a strategy to foster continued education and improve teacher quality.